Padres looking for sixth straight win

SAN DIEGO (Ticker) - The San Diego Padres are in the midst of
one of their longest winning streaks of the season. They could
not have picked a better time.

Chris Young will look to extend the momentum when the Padres
host the Pittsburgh Pirates in the third game of a four-game
series at Petco Park on Wednesday.

San Diego posted its season-high fifth straight win on Tuesday,
Khalil Greene went 3-for-3 with two RBI in a 5-3 victory. The
win kept the Padres one game behind the Arizona Diamondbacks
(85-67) in the National League West.

The win also kept the Padres 1 1/2 games ahead of the
Philadelphia Phillies (82-69) in the wild card.

Young (9-7, 2.77 ERA) will be attempting to snap the longest
winless streak of his career, failing to win since July 19. The
All-Star has lost three of his last four outings.

The righthander did not figure in the decision of a 5-4 win over
the San Francisco Giants on Friday, despite allowing three runs
and six hits in seven innings. It was his first where he
worked into the seventh since side and back problems in late
July.

Ian Snell (9-12, 3.92) will take the mound for the Pirates. The
righthander pitched well in his last start, allowing a run and
five hits in six innings but did not factor into a 4-3 win at
the Houston Astros on Friday.